diff --git a/app/Controller/EventsController.php b/app/Controller/EventsController.php
index c3dd18f20..b7045b184 100644
--- a/app/Controller/EventsController.php
+++ b/app/Controller/EventsController.php
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ class EventsController extends AppController {
 	
 	    $rules= array();
 	
-	    // find events that are finished
+	    // find events that are published
 	    $events = $this->Event->findAllByAlerted(1);
 	    $classtype = 'targeted-attack';
 	
diff --git a/app/View/Events/index.ctp b/app/View/Events/index.ctp
index 5c60c43a4..44de6bc98 100755
--- a/app/View/Events/index.ctp
+++ b/app/View/Events/index.ctp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 			<?php 
 			if (0 == $event['Event']['alerted'] && ($isAdmin || $event['Event']['org'] == $me['org']))
 			    echo $this->Form->postLink('Publish Event', array('action' => 'alert', $event['Event']['id']), null, 'Are you sure this event is complete and everyone should be alerted?');
-			elseif (0 == $event['Event']['alerted']) echo 'Not finished editing';
+			elseif (0 == $event['Event']['alerted']) echo 'Not published';
 			?>
 			<?php 
 			if ($isAdmin || $event['Event']['org'] == $me['org']) {
diff --git a/app/View/Events/view.ctp b/app/View/Events/view.ctp
index 0c66cd89b..ed56dd28d 100755
--- a/app/View/Events/view.ctp
+++ b/app/View/Events/view.ctp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     echo $this->Form->postLink('Publish Event', array('action' => 'alert', $event['Event']['id']), null, 'Are you sure this event is complete and everyone should be alerted?');
     ?> </li></ul>
 <?php elseif (0 == $event['Event']['alerted']): ?>
-    <ul><li>Not finished editing</li></ul>
+    <ul><li>Not published</li></ul>
 <?php else: ?>
     <!-- ul><li>Alert already sent</li></ul -->
 <?php endif; ?>